prolonged
part of speech
adjective (prolonged); verb (past tense and past participle of prolong: prolong, prolongs, prolonged, prolonging)
meaning for a pupil
1) Lasting a long time, or longer than usual. tree →
2) (verb) Made something last longer. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and safety it warns about long exposure: prolonged sun, prolonged screen time, prolonged cold. In stories and news: a prolonged silence, a prolonged drought. Phrases: prolonged period, prolonged exposure, prolonged applause.
examples
- There was a prolonged silence after the bad news. tree →
- Prolonged exposure to the sun can burn your skin. tree →
- The drought was prolonged and the river dried up. tree →
- The match was prolonged by extra time. tree →
- Prolonged use of headphones at high volume can damage hearing. tree →
- The audience gave a prolonged cheer. tree →
- But the prolonged absence of Theseus gave rise to other troubles of a more serious character. tree →
note
Pronounced pro-LONGD. Prolong is the verb; prolonged usually acts as an adjective before a noun. In maths problems, prolonged means the time is longer than first planned, so add the extra time.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «prolonged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.